Finasteride - Generic Propecia

Probably the single largest reason why men do not take the hair loss drug Propecia is it that they are concerned about the sexual side effects of using the drug.  For the vast majority of men having a good sexual function is far more important than having a full head of hair and thus when they read the small print that accompanies Propecia many of them get a little bit scared.

At Ukmedix News we want to remind you that this sexual side effect occurs in less than one percent of men and in every single case ever reported the reduction of erectile function went away immediately when the man stopped taking the drug. So look at it like this; if by an extremely remote chance you felt that your erectile function was not up to its usual standard when using the Propecia medication all you have to do is stop taking it and you are back to where you were before.

We have also noticed that manufacturers of products selling other hair loss treatments are keen to highlight this sexual side effect of Propecia in order so that they can increase the liklihood of themselves making a sale. It is worth remembering that the Propecia drug is the most effective drug treatment in the world by far to stop the process of genetic male pattern baldness and that with the exception of minoxidil there is no other properly tested and clinically proven way of reducing and preventing this type of baldness.

The other reason why men choose not to use Propecia is that they have read the accompanying literature with the drug which tells them they must not take it if they are trying to have children. It is felt by many doctors and scientists that Merck have merely decided to be overly cautious and that it is impossible for a foetus to be harmed by a man taking Propecia. It is worth knowing that 4 million men are using Propecia and the drug has been on sale for eight years now and that not one case of abnormality of a foetus has been reported to date. You should speak to your doctor about this. It is extremely dangerous for women of a child bearing age to take the Propecia drug.

Men who suffer from Male Pattern Baldness say that the feeling of dread when you first see the signs of hair loss are terrible and in fact it can take some time before you can come to terms with it and get round to doing something about it. Many men live in denial fo sometime and others immediately resign themselves to becoming completely bald over the years. Ukmedix feels that best thing to do if you are suffering from hair loss is firstly to check for sure that your hair loss is caused by heriditary Male Pattern Balding and not by other things such as certain medicines or stress and anxiety.

If you are living a stressless life and you are not using any medicines that have hair loss as a side effect then the likelyhood is that you are suffering from a hair loss condition that effects millions of men worldwide and so take heart from the knowledge that you are not alone and also from the fact that recent medical advances have made it quite likely that you will be able to stop your hair loss and have some peace of mind.

The most effect hair loss drug available today on the market is without a doubt Propecia. Propecia is administered in the form of a very small light brown tablet that needs to be taken just once a day. Propecia works by blocking the Dihydrotestosterone or DHT (a testosterone related hormone) that forms in the scalp and is responsible for weakening and then eventually killing the hair follicles on the scalp. All male pattern baldness is caused by Dihydrotestosterone in the scalp and Propecia works by preventing the formation of the DHT in the scalp and thus preventing it from attacking the hair follicles. It is perectly normal for a man to have DHT in his scalp and some men joke that it shows that they have higher levels of the male hormone testosterone when compared to there full haired friends, but there is no evidence to show this.

Propecia has a few minor side effects which will disappear immediately if you stop using it and it has been seen to be effective with most men who use it. It won’t immediately grow back your hair but it will over the long term it will cause your hair loss to stop and may make your hair grow back slightly. If you are already bald taking Propecia will not grow you hair back.

Ukmedix believes that Propecia provides the best hair loss remedy on the market today for Male Pattern Baldness.

The hair loss drug Propecia that is now the best selling hair loss drug in the world is only allowed to be prescribed to men over the age of 18. Male pattern balding normally starts to affect men in their 30’s and 40’s and it is more rarely seen in men who are in their 20’s. In some very rare cases men start to experience male pattern baldness in their teens. This can be a bit of a problem for doctors as the Propecia drug is only allowed to be prescribed to men who are eighteen and not below.

Some doctors may feel that giving a drug that acts on the male hormone dihydrotestosterone to a very young man could be bad for development and in any case there has not been any clinical testing with the drug on teenagers and so it would be inadvisable for a doctor to do so.

Propecia is also the most tested hair loss drug in the world having been the subject of many years continued testing in men. The drug can have an effect on the libido of a man as it affects the build up of dihydrotestosterone that is a relation of the male hormone testosterone. In about 1% of cases men report that they lose an interest in sex when they take the drug but in all cases their sexual function is fully restored almost immediately after stopping taking the drug.

At Ukmedix we reckon that one of the reasons why the drug is so popular is because of the ease with which it is used, as it doesn’t involve time-consuming applications of lotion or gels onto the scalp and just requires that you remember to take a small brown tablet daily.

Propecia is made by the drug company Merck and was discovered by accident when the finasteride drug that was being tested in men with cancer of the prostrate was seen to give hair growth as a side effect.